Hilal Khashan
Hilal Khashan is a contributing analyst at Geopolitical Futures. He is a Professor of political science at the American University of Beirut and a respected author and analyst of Middle Eastern affairs. He is the author of six books, including Hizbullah: A Mission to Nowhere. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019.) He is currently writing a book titled Saudi Arabia: The Dilemma of Political Reform and the Illusion of Economic Development. He is also the author of more than 110 articles that appeared in journals such as Orbis, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, The Brown Journal of World Affairs, Middle East Quarterly, Third World Quarterly, Israel Affairs, Journal of Religion and Society, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, and The British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.
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Turkey and Iran Compete Over Afghanistan
Afghanistan is not a country that lends itself to domination by sheer force. Its rugged, mountainous terrain makes it impossible for a foreign military, no matter how powerful, to conquer and occupy the country. Indeed, after 20 years of war, even the United States was unable to effect much lasting change there. However, smaller states […]
The Next Israel-Hezbollah War
Last month, on the 15th anniversary of Israel’s Second Lebanon War, the commander of Israel’s Northern Command, Gen. Amir Baram, warned that in the next military confrontation between the...
Hezbollah’s Moment of Truth
Lebanon is facing its worst economic crisis since its founding. The Lebanese pound has collapsed, the central bank’s dollar reserves are depleted, and inflation is soaring. With more than...
Tunisia’s Democratic Downslide
Last week, following a day of anti-government protests, Tunisian President Kais Saied fired his Cabinet, suspended parliament and began ruling by decree. In a country where the president usually...
Why Egyptians Don’t Dissent
Earlier this month, Abdel Nasser Salamah, the former editor-in-chief of Cairo’s renowned al-Ahram newspaper, was arrested for posting an open letter on Facebook urging President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to resign...
Jordan’s Perennial Quest for Survival
U.S. officials described the Defense Cooperation Agreement signed between the United States and Jordan earlier this year as a reflection of Jordan’s strategic importance to the Middle East. The...
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